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January 28, 2020 – Saskatoon lawyer and partner, Sheila E. Caston, joins the honoured list of Queen’s Counsel appointments.  Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan announced December 11, 2019 several appointments, Sheila being one of them. Read More

January 28, 2020 – The important concept of “jurisdiction” relates to a decision maker’s authority or power to interpret and apply the law. Jurisdiction is based on the nature of the specific matter as well as on the geographic region or territory to which it relates. The first consideration, the subject matter involved, may determine what judicial or quasi-judicial...

November 25, 2019 – A participant expert witness has relevant expertise and was involved in the events that underlie the litigation. Participant experts are generally permitted to provide both fact and limited opinion evidence. Occasionally, a participant expert is also a litigant. In Westerhof v Gee Estate, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed whether the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure1 relating to...

October 29, 2019 – At some point on many insurance claims, a decision must be made to bring in external counsel. In this YRMC Boot Camp webinar, insurance lawyers Robert Affleck and Kamara Willett from McKercher LLP in Saskatchewan and Jennifer Therrien from Kelly Santini LLP in Ottawa, provide a series of helpful recommendations on how to work most...